Table 3.
Age and Sex Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) of patients with schizophrenia in Butajira, Ethiopia*
| Age Group | Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed Deaths | Expected death | Observed/Expected Mortality (SMR) |
95% CI | Observed Deaths | Expected death | Observed/Expected Mortality (SMR) |
95% CI | |
| 15-24 | 4 | 0.73 | 5.48 | 0.11-10.85 | 1 | 0.19 | 5.26 | 5.05-15.57 |
| 25-34 | 14 | 2.23 | 6.28 | 2.99-9.57 | 2 | 0.29 | 6.9 | -2.66-16.5 |
| 35-49 | 16 | 2.95 | 5.42 | 2.76-8.18 | 1 | 0.53 | 1.89 | -1.81-5.59 |
| Total | 34 | 5.42 | 6.27 | 4.16-8.38 | 4 | 0.93 | 4.3 | 1.02-8.52 |
*Overall SMR = 5.98 (95% CI = 4.09-7.87)